Michael Mittermeier

The most well-known parts of Zapped are parodies of German advertisements as well as the US television series MacGyver, which later became a running gag.

Mittermeier popularized the term "Arschgeweih" for Lower-back tattoo ("tramp stamp"; literally "ass antler").

In 1998, Mittermeier published Im Rausch der Kanäle together with Thomas Hermanns and Gudrun Allwang.

Mittermeier was also involved in the 2010 documentary This Prison Where I Live, featuring the Burmese comedian Zarganar who was imprisoned by his country's military junta for lampooning and criticizing them.

Having been born (and brought up) in Bavaria, Mittermeier has been a lifelong fan of the football team Bayern Munich.